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This section looks at the demand for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SMTP over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank448444
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads146171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.192 %
As % of the category below1.443 %1.358 %
Daily rates quoted6344
Average minimum daily rate£370£313
Average daily rate£400£341
% change on same period last year+17.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£411£347
% change on same period last year+18.45 %
Hourly rates quoted1924
Average minimum hourly rate£28.05£23.32
Average hourly rate£30.29£25.68
% change on same period last year+17.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.53£28.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.31£25.43
% change on same period last year+23.10 %
Communications & Networking UKCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1011612590
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.98 %14.14 %
Daily rates quoted27542903
Average minimum daily rate£335£341
Average daily rate£356£360
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£333
% change on same period last year+2.81 %
Hourly rates quoted13231513
Average minimum hourly rate£24.72£25.35
Average hourly rate£26.73£26.88
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.73£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.75£27.61
% change on same period last year-3.08 %

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

SMTP
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SMTP across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

SMTP Demand Trend

SMTP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SMTP across the UK.

SMTP Daily Rate Trend

SMTP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SMTP across the UK over the past 3 months.

SMTP Daily Rate Histogram

SMTP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SMTP across the UK.

SMTP Hourly Rate Trend

SMTP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SMTP across the UK over the past 3 months.

SMTP Hourly Rate Histogram

SMTP
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SMTP within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EnglandUp+14141£409+19.90 %
2LondonUp+3661£361+9.41 %
3East of EnglandDown-235£449+41.06 %
4HertfordshireUp+728£452+32.71 %
5South EastUp+821£374+0.26 %
6City of LondonDown-1520£369-
7North WestDown-712£385-
8HampshireUp+199£370-
9CheshireDown-197£387-
10South WestUp+146--
11BerkshireUp+155£450+50.00 %
11ManchesterDown-155£383-
12EssexDown-74--
12West MidlandsDown-154--
12SurreyUp+184£290-
13KnutsfordNew entry-3£387-
13MaidenheadUp+103£450-
13BasingstokeNew entry-3£413-
14CambridgeDown-52£365-
14CambridgeshireDown-232£365-
14WorcestershireDown-32--
15KentUp+31£133-
15MiddlesexNew entry-1£525-
15NorfolkUp+151--
15Tyne and WearUp+41--
15Docklands, LondonNew entry-1£225-
15M4 CorridorUp+91£500-
15North EastUp+41--
15GloucestershireNew entry-1--
15East SussexNew entry-1--

SMTP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SMTP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SMTP.

1133 (46.83 %)TCP/IP
2124 (43.66 %)Windows
3104 (36.62 %)Internet
499 (34.86 %)DNS
591 (32.04 %)Unix
686 (30.28 %)HTTP
773 (25.70 %)Active Directory
869 (24.30 %)Cisco
968 (23.94 %)SQL
1067 (23.59 %)Linux
1067 (23.59 %)FTP
1164 (22.54 %)LAN
1256 (19.72 %)Microsoft
1353 (18.66 %)MS Exchange
1450 (17.61 %)Firewall
1548 (16.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
1646 (16.20 %)WAN
1743 (15.14 %)IIS
1841 (14.44 %)Windows Server 2003
1841 (14.44 %)Network Security
1940 (14.08 %)XML
2039 (13.73 %)Microsoft Certification
2039 (13.73 %)SAN
2137 (13.03 %)Solaris
2236 (12.68 %)Apache
2335 (12.32 %)MCSE
2335 (12.32 %)PRINCE2
2335 (12.32 %)Perl
2433 (11.62 %)POP3
2532 (11.27 %).NET

SMTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SMTP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SMTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
140 (14.08 %)XML
232 (11.27 %).NET
331 (10.92 %)AJAX
429 (10.21 %)ASP.NET
526 (9.155 %)XSLT
624 (8.451 %)WPF
722 (7.746 %)ADO.NET
819 (6.690 %)COM+
819 (6.690 %)DCOM
918 (6.338 %)HTML
1016 (5.634 %)SOAP
1016 (5.634 %)ASP
1113 (4.577 %)J2EE
1113 (4.577 %)CGI
129 (3.169 %)CSS
137 (2.465 %)Middleware
146 (2.113 %)ODBC
146 (2.113 %)WebSphere
146 (2.113 %)MAPI
155 (1.761 %)DOM
Application Platforms
153 (18.66 %)MS Exchange
248 (16.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
343 (15.14 %)IIS
436 (12.68 %)Apache
524 (8.451 %)Exchange Server 2000
623 (8.099 %)BizTalk Server
722 (7.746 %)Lotus Domino
816 (5.634 %)Exchange Server 2007
915 (5.282 %)Lotus Notes
109 (3.169 %)Exchange Server 5.5
117 (2.465 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
124 (1.408 %)Tomcat
133 (1.056 %)WebLogic
142 (0.704 %)JBoss
142 (0.704 %)Mambo
142 (0.704 %)Joomla!
151 (0.352 %)SharePoint Server 2007
151 (0.352 %)WorkSite
151 (0.352 %)SharePoint
151 (0.352 %)NetWeaver
Applications
131 (10.92 %)MS Office
222 (7.746 %)MS Excel
39 (3.169 %)MS Visio
48 (2.817 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (1.056 %)Photoshop
62 (0.704 %)MS Project
Business Applications
12 (0.704 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.352 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1133 (46.83 %)TCP/IP
2104 (36.62 %)Internet
399 (34.86 %)DNS
486 (30.28 %)HTTP
567 (23.59 %)FTP
664 (22.54 %)LAN
750 (17.61 %)Firewall
846 (16.20 %)WAN
941 (14.44 %)Network Security
1039 (13.73 %)SAN
1133 (11.62 %)POP3
1231 (10.92 %)DHCP
1326 (9.155 %)VPN
1418 (6.338 %)SSL
1517 (5.986 %)WINS
1614 (4.930 %)SNMP
1614 (4.930 %)VoIP
1713 (4.577 %)MPLS
1713 (4.577 %)OSPF
1812 (4.225 %)BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
127 (9.507 %)SQL Server
224 (8.451 %)MySQL
311 (3.873 %)RDBMS
45 (1.761 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (1.056 %)PostgreSQL
61 (0.352 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.352 %)SQL Server 7
61 (0.352 %)OLAP
61 (0.352 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.352 %)DTS
Development Applications
112 (4.225 %)VSS/SourceSafe
27 (2.465 %)Ant
35 (1.761 %)JIRA
35 (1.761 %)ClearQuest
35 (1.761 %)ClearCase
44 (1.408 %)Flash
53 (1.056 %)Subversion
62 (0.704 %)Eclipse
71 (0.352 %)TestDirector
General
124 (8.451 %)Retail
223 (8.099 %)Telecoms
316 (5.634 %)Finance
414 (4.930 %)Banking
513 (4.577 %)Games
69 (3.169 %)Law
78 (2.817 %)Auditing
87 (2.465 %)Legal
94 (1.408 %)Publishing
94 (1.408 %)Investment Banking
103 (1.056 %)Insurance
103 (1.056 %)Multimedia
103 (1.056 %)Health
103 (1.056 %)Graphic Design
112 (0.704 %)Back Office
121 (0.352 %)Electronics
121 (0.352 %)Financial Institution
121 (0.352 %)Construction
121 (0.352 %)Education
121 (0.352 %)Electric
Job Titles
146 (16.20 %)Analyst
232 (11.27 %)Developer
330 (10.56 %)Administrator
421 (7.394 %)Project Manager
518 (6.338 %)Consultant
617 (5.986 %)Architect
716 (5.634 %)UNIX Engineer
814 (4.930 %)Server Engineer
814 (4.930 %)Network Engineer
913 (4.577 %)Infrastructure Specialist
913 (4.577 %)Server Specialist
1012 (4.225 %)Systems Administrator
1012 (4.225 %)Development Specialist
1111 (3.873 %)Development Manager
1111 (3.873 %)Support Analyst
1111 (3.873 %)Support Engineer
1111 (3.873 %).NET Developer
1210 (3.521 %)C# Developer
1210 (3.521 %)Technical Support
1210 (3.521 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
Miscellaneous
117 (5.986 %)Clustering
214 (4.930 %)Replication
312 (4.225 %)Blackberry
49 (3.169 %)PKI
49 (3.169 %)Spanish Language
56 (2.113 %)Italian Language
64 (1.408 %)Web 2.0
64 (1.408 %)W3C
73 (1.056 %)Client/Server
82 (0.704 %)SecurID
82 (0.704 %)Computer Science
91 (0.352 %)French Language
91 (0.352 %)PDA
91 (0.352 %)Streaming Media
91 (0.352 %)AS400
91 (0.352 %)PMI
91 (0.352 %)Smartcard
91 (0.352 %)Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1124 (43.66 %)Windows
291 (32.04 %)Unix
367 (23.59 %)Linux
441 (14.44 %)Windows Server 2003
537 (13.03 %)Solaris
623 (8.099 %)Windows 2000
719 (6.690 %)Windows NT
719 (6.690 %)AIX
815 (5.282 %)Windows XP
94 (1.408 %)HPUX
94 (1.408 %)Windows Mobile
94 (1.408 %)Windows Vista
103 (1.056 %)Debian
Processes & Methodologies
135 (12.32 %)PRINCE2
229 (10.21 %)OO
326 (9.155 %)ITIL
424 (8.451 %)E-Commerce
523 (8.099 %)RAD
523 (8.099 %)Scrum
621 (7.394 %)Migration
710 (3.521 %)Project Management
710 (3.521 %)Change Management
89 (3.169 %)Problem Management
97 (2.465 %)Configuration Management
106 (2.113 %)Data Migration
115 (1.761 %)Web Development
115 (1.761 %)Stakeholder Management
115 (1.761 %)Incident Management
123 (1.056 %)Service Delivery
123 (1.056 %)Risk Assessment
123 (1.056 %)PRINCE
123 (1.056 %)ERP
123 (1.056 %)OOD
Programming Languages
168 (23.94 %)SQL
235 (12.32 %)Perl
329 (10.21 %)C#
426 (9.155 %)Shell Script
514 (4.930 %)Java
612 (4.225 %)JavaScript
78 (2.817 %)PHP
87 (2.465 %)C++
96 (2.113 %)VBScript
105 (1.761 %)C
105 (1.761 %)Python
114 (1.408 %)XPath
114 (1.408 %)VB
123 (1.056 %)DHTML
132 (0.704 %)Delphi
141 (0.352 %)ActionScript
141 (0.352 %)LotusScript
141 (0.352 %)Formula Language
141 (0.352 %)VB6
141 (0.352 %)PHP5
Qualifications
139 (13.73 %)Microsoft Certification
235 (12.32 %)MCSE
321 (7.394 %)Cisco Certification
411 (3.873 %)CCNA
510 (3.521 %)MCP
510 (3.521 %)Degree
67 (2.465 %)MCSA
75 (1.761 %)CCNP
75 (1.761 %)CISSP
83 (1.056 %)CCDA
92 (0.704 %)ISEB
92 (0.704 %)CCSA
101 (0.352 %)CCSE
101 (0.352 %)RHCE
101 (0.352 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.352 %)PMP
101 (0.352 %)PMI Certification
101 (0.352 %)IBM Certification
101 (0.352 %)CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
113 (4.577 %)SLA
24 (1.408 %)WCAG
24 (1.408 %)WAI
32 (0.704 %)QA
32 (0.704 %)ISO9000
41 (0.352 %)BS7799
41 (0.352 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
173 (25.70 %)Active Directory
211 (3.873 %)ISA Server
38 (2.817 %)Citrix Presentation Server
45 (1.761 %)MetaFrame
54 (1.408 %)NFS
63 (1.056 %)Backup Exec
63 (1.056 %)Squid
72 (0.704 %)Xen
72 (0.704 %)Terminal Services
72 (0.704 %)Samba
72 (0.704 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
12 (0.704 %)Tivoli
12 (0.704 %)Norton AntiVirus
12 (0.704 %)MIMEsweeper
21 (0.352 %)MAILsweeper
21 (0.352 %)SCCM
21 (0.352 %)SCOM
21 (0.352 %)MOM
21 (0.352 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.352 %)BMC PATROL
Vendors
169 (24.30 %)Cisco
256 (19.72 %)Microsoft
331 (10.92 %)Citrix
424 (8.451 %)Oracle
523 (8.099 %)CheckPoint
622 (7.746 %)Lotus
622 (7.746 %)Red Hat
622 (7.746 %)VMware
719 (6.690 %)Remedy
818 (6.338 %)Sun
917 (5.986 %)HP
1013 (4.577 %)Nokia
1112 (4.225 %)Serena
129 (3.169 %)IronPort
138 (2.817 %)FaceTime
138 (2.817 %)VERITAS
138 (2.817 %)IBM
138 (2.817 %)BMC
145 (1.761 %)Avaya
145 (1.761 %)Dell
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